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Need to do CPR? Think of the Bee Gees

5/31/2012 | Indianapolis—For some, learning CPR can be confusing or intimidating. Indiana University Health Cardiovascular is reminding Hoosiers during National CPR and AED Awareness Week, June 3-9, that CPR can be simple: Eliminate the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and perform chest compressions to the beat of a classic disco song.

Hands-only CPR has been shown to have as much as a 60 percent higher survival rate than conventional CPR. It’s simpler than conventional CPR and eliminates second-guessing of breath-to-compression ratios. The American Heart Association notes hands-only CPR consists of three steps:

Position the person face-up on a hard, flat surface

Place one hand in the center of the victim’s chest and interlock the other on top

Start compressing the chest hard and fast to the beat of the Bee Gees hit “Stayin’ Alive” until the person starts to breathe or move, or medical staff arrives (the song is the equivalent of 100 beats per minute and, thus, ideal for CPR)

“Hands-only CPR is much easier to learn than conventional CPR and the more people you have trained in CPR, the better your chance of surviving a cardiac emergency,” said cardiologist Dr. Ed Harlamert, with IU Health Saxony Hospital. “IU Health encourages all Hoosier adults during National CPR and AED Awareness Week to learn this very basic, but very valuable and life-saving skill.”

IU Health is attempting to train 1,000 of its non-clinical Indianapolis employees June 3-9 in hands-only CPR. Some trainees will also receive “anytime kits,” which include information for instructing families and friends in hands-only CPR. In addition, IU Health will be donating five portable automated external defibrillators (AED) to communities across Indiana June 3-9.

IU Health shares the American Heart Association and Red Cross’ goal that at least one person in every home is trained in CPR because immediate, effective CPR can more than double a victim’s chance of survival. More than 300,000 people experience sudden cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting each year and less than 8 percent survive.

To talk to or see a hands-only CPR demonstration with Dr. Harlamert, contact Kristofer Karol at 317.962.4589.